I am extremely frustrated with Associated Content, i.e. Yahoo Contributor's Network right now. Of that last 13 articles I submitted for upfront payment, all 13 were denied. Half the articles were declined because the review said that the articles would not bring traffic to the site, the other half said information on the topic was readily available online.
What really annoys me is an article I wrote on "How to Avoid ___ and ___ This Winter." It was denied for upfront payment because the topic was too readily available. One week later, I came across an article just published on the site that was titled "Tips for Avoiding ___ and ___ During the Winter." I checked out the article and it included the same tips I used, except this writer is one of the top 100 contributors, so of course got paid for the piece.
I knew I would never get rich from the site, but I still expected to at least get something. I only had two articles receive upfront payments in the last few weeks. Oddly enough, one was one hotel discounts and it got a $4 upfront. I had another one turned down, with the comment that it would not draw traffic to the site. Yet in the first day it went live (display only), I got almost 300 page views and the views kept rising.
Maybe posting recipes on the site is hurting me? The recipes bring in a few pennies and page views a day, but not like the big power YCN peeps. On top of that, I had a news article rejected because I did not include a link on how I knew the actor went to school in a specific town. Um, maybe because I live there and have for most of my life? It also took over 24 hours to review the article, so I deleted it. What is the point of posting a news story if it posts days after it occurs?
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